The paradoxical \u201cchangeable fate\u201d is probably a familiar fantasy to most parents. That it stumped me for as long as it did I attribute partly my lack of imagination and partly to the fact that I haven\u2019t had to think about the archetypal patterns parenthood introduces. It\u2019s a parent\u2019s destiny to nurture a child at considerable expense and personal sacrifice until that child becomes an adolescent and despises him or her (hopefully briefly). Every parent hopes they can change that charted course. Very few parents succeed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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